Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the real-life President of France, was adapted as a comics character for satirical and comedic purposes, appearing in publications like C'est dur d'être patron! and Euromania alongside fellow political figures Jacques Chirac and François Mitterrand.

A real-world political figure rendered in ink, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing made his comics debut in 1976's Festival Tartine #106, brought to the page by Tiberio Colantuoni in the thick of the Bronze Age. This French head of state became a recurring subject across a remarkable span of nearly four decades, turning up in satirical and comedic series like C'est dur d'être patron ! and Euromania, sharing panels with fellow political luminaries Jacques Chirac and François Mitterrand — as well as the beloved parody hero Superdupont. It's a fascinating corner of Franco-Belgian comics culture where real political personalities become characters in their own right, and finding Giscard d'Estaing woven through this world from the 1970s all the way to 2019 is a genuine treat for collectors with a taste for the irreverent and the historically flavored.